Combination-chair.



Patnted lan. 2, B909.

Y. w. mams. CWIBINATIUN CHAIR.

(Application filed July 27, 1899.)

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SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 640,323, dated January2, 1900.

To @ZZ whom it 71mg/ concern:

Be it known that I, YUBIE IV. ROGERS, a citizen of the United States,residing at St. Louis, in the State of Missouri, have invented certainnew and useful Improvements in CombinationChairs5 and I do herebydeclare the following to be a full, clear, and exact description of theinvention, such as will enable others skilled in the art to which itappertains to make and use the saine.

My invention relates to improvements in combination-chairsg and itconsists in the novel combination and arrangement of parts, as will behereinafter more particularly described and claimed.

In the drawings, Figure 1 is a side elevation of my complete invention.Fig. 2 is a top plan view of the same, and Fig. 3 is an end view of thebed of the table or desk.

The object of my invention is to construct a chair in such a manner thatwhen the parts are properly adjusted a combined chair and desk isprovided, or table, as may be preferable, the chair proper and otherparts comprising the same being provided with drawers and otherreceptacles for containing stationery, books, or similar articles, thedevice when in a closed position forming a perfect chair, which can bemoved from place to place in the usual manner when the desk or table isnot desired to be used in connection therewith, and consequently anextra chair commonly employed in connection with a desk or table isdispensed with.

Referring to the drawings, 1 represents the chair proper, the seatportion of which may be upholstered in any desirable manner and issupported by the short front legs 2 and the rear long legs 3, the latterhaving movably secured thereto the parts which comprise the table.

Located below the seat 1 and guided be tween the legs 2 and 3 bysuitable guides i is a movable receptacle 5, provided with pigeonholesor other spaces for stationery, books, or other articles, saidreceptacle having forward depending legs (i, the lower ends of which areprovided with rollers, whereby the receptacle is properly supported whendrawn outwardly from under the seatl when it is desired to remove thepapers or other articles contained within the same.

The upper ends of the long legs 3 of the chair are each provided withforks 7 which are adapted to receive the pins 8, secured to the oppositeends of. the strip 9, fastened to the lower surface of the bed 10 ofthetable, said strip being located at one end of said bed, and hinged tothe opposite edge of the bed 10 are two leaves 11, which when the tableis not in use are folded against the upper surface of the bed, a lock 12being employed to hold said leaves in a closed position, and carried byand secured to the lower surface of the bed 10 of the table is areceptacle 13 in the form of a drawer for containing envelops and papersor other articles of that character, said lower surface of the bed ofthe table forming a back for the chair when the desk or table is not inuse, as it is to be observed that after the supports to be hereinafterdescribed in connection with the bed of the table or desk are removedthe said bed will fall and be located between the long legs 3 of thechair after its leaves 11 have been folded in the position shown in Fig.3.

Hinged to the legs 8, adjacent to the lower ends thereof, are the lowerends of a frame 14, the horizontal connecting-piece 15 forining theupper portion ot' said frame, which is adapted to support the bed of thetable when the saine is in a horizontal position and also forms anornament for the chair above the upper ends of the legs 8 when the saidframe is in a closed position, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. l. Hingedto the frame 14 at a suitable distance from the upper end of the saineis a supporting-fraine 16, the lower end of which is adapted to come incontact with the floor, whereby the table or desk is properly supportedwhen in use, the said supportu ing-frame 1G folding against the frame14E when the parts are in a closed position.

Hinged to each side of the legs 3, near the upper ends of the same, isan arm 17, the free end of the long arin of which is adapted to bebrought in contact with the hinged leaf 11 of the bed 10 of the table ordesk when it is desired to incline the same for better accommodations inwriting, and inovably secured to the enlarged short arm of the said arm17 is one end of a rod 18, the lower end of which is movably secured toa foot-lever 19, one end of which is movably secured or hinged to theIOC short leg 2, adjacent to the lower end of the same, whereby the feetof the operator or the person sitting upon the chair are brought to bearupon said lever 19 and operate to elevate the free end of lthe arm 17,and thereby incline one of said leaves 11 or that above the arm. Whenthe table or desk is folded or not desired to be used, the lever 19 iselevated, causing the arm 17 to drop by the side of the leg 3,. to whichit is pivoted, and in order to hold the arm 17 in an elevated position alug 2O is secured to each of the legs 3, adjacent to the lower ends ofthe same, under which the lever 19 is adapted to be placed, as shown infull lines, Fig. 1.

I do not limit myself to the precise construction and arrangement ofparts as herein shown and described, as the same may be varied in manyrespects Without departing from the nature of my invention. Forinstance, the various receptacles for containing stationery, books,'andthe like may be differently arranged and constructed, and the movableportions which form the support for the table or desk maybe differentlyconstructed and arranged, the principal object being to construct acombined chair .and table or desk in such a manner that the back thereofmay be elevated in such a position as to form a desk or table andsuitable means for supporting the same.

Secured to one side of the sup porting-frame 16 is a hook 21, andprojecting from one side of one of the rear legs 3 of the chair is a pin22, whereby the hinged frames 14 and 16 are held in a closed positionagainst the legs 3 when the desk or table is not in use, the latterunder these circumstances being in a substantially perpendicularposition, forming a back for the chair.

Having fully described my invention, what I claim is- 1'. Acombination-chair comprising a hinged back, leaves hinged to theopposite edges of the said back, and adapted to fold against the latter,means for supporting the said back in a horizontal position, and aseparate device adapted to cooperate with each one of the said leavesfor inclining the saine, as and for the purpose described.

2. A combination-chair comprising a hinged back, leaves hinged to theopposite edges cf said back, and adapted to fold against the latter,means for supporting the back in a substantially horizontal position, anarm pivoted to the rear legs, the free end of which is adapted tocooperate with one of said leaves, a rod, one end of which is inovablysecured to the short end of the said arm, a lever, one endof which islnovably secured to the chair proper, and to which the opposite end ofsaid rod is movably attached, and means for holding the said lever in alocked position, whereby the said arm is held in an elevated positionfor holding its appropriate leaf in an inclined position, as and for thepurpose described.

3. A combination-chair comprising a hinged back, leaves hinged to theopposite edges of said back,a support or fram-e, the lower end of whichis hinged to the rear legs adjacent to the lower ends thereof, atransverse piece secured to said frame upon which the back is adapted torest when in an elevated position, a second frame hinged to thefirst-named frame, adjacent to the upper end of the same, both of saidframes being adapted to fold against the rear portion of said chair, andmeans for holding either one of said leaves of the back in an inclinedposition, as and for the purpose described.

In testimony whereof I affix my signature in presence of two witnesses.

YUBIE W. ROGERS. Witnesses:

ALFRED A. MATHEY, C. F. KELLER.

